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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK A. PIIILLIPPI, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SAMUEL LUTZ, OF SAME PLACE.

. CIGAR=CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters fatent No. 398,345, dated February 19, 1889.

Application filed November 10, 1838. Serial No. 290,436. (No model.)

cheap si'mple machine for the above purpose that is composed of as few parts as possible, that can be easily manufactured and assembled, and when complete and in use will givea clean out to the ends of cigars submitted thereto.

Other objects and advantages of the invcn-- tion will hereinafter appear, and the novel features will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a central vertical section of a cigar-cutter constructed in accordance with my invention. 2 5 Fig. 2 is a detail in side elevation of the cut.-

ter-wheehrcleasing mechanism, and Fig. is a detail in side elevation of a modification of the releasing mechanism.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts go in all the figures of the drawings.

A represents the case, which, if desired, may be of cast metal, or it may be of any other suitable material. Journaled in the two opposite vertical walls of the case is a trans- Verse shaft, Ill, upon which, in this instance, is mounted a coiled spring, 0, and a rigid gear-wheel, 1). Below the shaft B, and in a vertical line therewith, is a second shaft, E, which carries a pinion, l and a cutter-wheel, G, both being rigid upon the shaft, and the pinion meshing with the gear D above. Arranged at suitable intervals upon theperiphcry of the cutter-wheel are stops G, and projecting radially from the hub of. said wheel are curved cutting-arms G Projecting from the walls of the casing ii are brackets H, arranged in line with each other and perforated for the reception of a bolt, H, mounted upon which is a coiled spring, 11*, the head 11 of said bolt being projected into the pat-h of the stops l of the cutter-wheel. Above the brackets H and in line therewith arelugs I, in which is journaled a lever, J, formed with a foot or cam, J below its pivot and resting upon the head H of 5 5 the spring-bolt, and with an opening, J at its opposite end adapted to receive the end of a cigar, said opening registering with a similar opening, A, formed in the case A.

The operation of the invention is as fol- 6o lows: To cut the tuck or tip of a cigar it is only necessary to place the same within the opening J of the lever, exerting sufficient pressure to overcome the upward pressure of the spring-bolt 11, which is forced downwardly by means of the cam J 2 of the lever J. By this movement of the lever the springbolt is forced out of the path of the stops G, and the opposite end of the lever containing the cigar is carried over to and in contact with the cutting-arms (l of the wheel G. This releasing of the wheel G causes the coiled spring 0, which has been previously wound, to exert its power upon the shaft B, which revolves, carrying with it the gear D, which gear causes the pinion F, shaft E, and cutterwheel G to turn, by which latter device the end of the cigar is clipped or removed, the tip or tuck thereof falling down through the machine into a receptacle placed thereunder for its reception. The cigar being withdrawn, the spring ll forces the bolt 1-1 up to its normal posit ion, which action of the bolt brings the headthereof into the path of the stops G of the cutter-wheel, causingit to stop, and also throws the lever J back to its normal position out of contact with said cutterarms.

One end of the shaft B, beyond its bearing, it will be understood, is squared and adapted 0 to receive a key for winding up the spring by the revolution of said shaft.

If desired, in l ion of the coiled spring C, I may mount a drum, K, upon the shaft B, around which may be wound a cord or chain, K, to the 9 5 free end of which is connected a weight, K If desired, also, a weight may be attached, as at L, to the back of the lever J, to aid in bringing the same back into position, whereby the coiled spriu g H maybe of very slight tension. I

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In Fig. 3 I have shown a modification of the lever J and themeans for actuating the same and releasing and stopping the cutter-Wheel. In this instance I form a stop, J or, rather, project the cam of the lever into the path of the cutter-Wheel, allowing the flat spring H to bear against the lever below its pivot to serve as a means for retaining the same in its normal position.

Having described my invention, What. I claim is- 1. In a cigar-cutter, the combination of a shaft having a gear and spring mounted thereon with ashaft provided with apinion adapted to mesh with said gear, and having a cutter-wheel mounted at one side, and with devices for releasing the cutter-Wheel to permit the spring and intermediate mechanism to rotate the same, substantially as specified.

2, In a cigar-cutter, the combination. of a shaft having a gear and a spring mounted thereon, or its described equivalent, with a shaft provided with apinion adapted to mesh with said gear, and having a cutter-Wheel mounted at one side and provided with stops, and devices, substantially as shown and described, for releasing the cutter-Wheel, substantially as specified.

3. In a cigar-cutter, the combination of a shaft having a gear and spring mounted th ereon with a shaft provided with apinion meshin g with said gear, and having a cutter-wheel mounted at one side thereof provided with stops, and with a cam-lever pivoted near the Wheel and adapted to project into the path of the stops, substantially as specified.

4. In a cigar-cutter, the combination of a shaft having a spring and gearmounted thereon, a shaft provided with a pinion adapted to mesh with said gear, and With a cutter-wheel provided with stops and cutter-arms, and with a cam-lever provided with a cigar-receiving opening in one end,and with a spring-bolt-arranged below the cam end thereof and projecting into the path of the stops, substantially as specified.

5. The combination, with the case A, having the opening 'A, of the shaft. B, carrying the spring 0 and gear D, the shaft E, carrying the pinion F and the cutter-Wheel G, having cutting-arms G and peripheral stops G,

the cam-lever J, and the spring-b0lt H, substantially as specified.

6. The combination of" the cutterwvheel G and devices-for actuating the same with the lever J, having the camat one end adapted to come into contact with the stops on the Wheel, and a spring for retaining the same in 

